Toilet-paper holder.



J. E. MERCER.

TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 5, 1915.

1 204,8 1 O. Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

WITNESSES: IN VENTORL' QQ/WLVLW MB? TINT SATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOSEPH E. MERCER, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

TOILET-PAPER mums.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosErI-I E. MERCER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Toilet-Paper Holder, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

.This invention relates to the type of appliance that is designed to. hold roll-paper in convenient position'to permit ready removal of portions of the paper, the invention having reference more particularly to a holder that is adapted for holding a roll of toilet paper.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved arbor on which to support a roll of paper, and improved means-for supporting the arbor'to constitute a removable projecting. holder.

Another object is to provide a holder for roll paper that shall be so constructed as to permit quick changes when it is desired to replenish the holder with paper. v

' A further objecti's to provide aitoilet paper holder that shall have the minimum" number of simple and inexpensive parts and not liable to derangement, and which shall be durable and economical in use.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view the invention consists in the improved construction and in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts comprised in a roll paper holder, as hereinafter particularly described and further defined in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the improved paper holder and a roll of paper thereon, the latter being partially in section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the base part of the improved holder. Fig. 3 is a top plan of the improved holder. Fig. 4 is an end View of the improved arbor partially broken away. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line VV of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a section on the line VIVI of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a perspective viewof the front part of the arbor. Fig. 8 is a section on the line VIIIVIII of Fig. 4, andFig. 9 is a section on the line IXIX of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters on the diff reet figu f the drawing indicate he Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

' Application filed August 5, 1916. Serial No. 113,379.

corresponding elements or features of construction herein referred to.

On the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a wall or partition'which in many cases is.

composed of hard substance inwhich it is diflicult to drill holes by hand power, and therefore the improved holder is adapted to be supportedon the wall by means of a single screw. The holder includes a base which has a body portion 2 that preferably is disk-like and is dished in its normal rear side so that an annular bearing portion 3 V is provided which is placed against the supporting wall. The middle of the body portion has a counter-sunk screw hole 1 therein to receive a screw 5 which isscrewed into a suitable hole in the wall 1 and securely holds the basev in position. The front of the base has a projecting portion 6 which is U- shaped and has a rib or flange thereon that extends inward, the rib or flange having a curved portion 7 that extends upward and VQIftlCitl portions 8 and 9 that extend each toward the other to form guide bars, the faces 10 and ll of which are straight and normally vertical. The front of the body portion of the base has. a guide projection: 12

thereon that extends downward from the curved portion 7 of the U-shaped projection.

The improved arbor comprises a cylindrical main part 13 which may be composed of wood and to which a metallic anchor-piece is secured. The anchor-piece comprises a disk-like main portion 14 that is placed against one end of the part 13 and has a counter-sunk screw hole 15 therein to receive a wood-screw 16 that is inserted into the part 13. The body part 14: preferably has a flange 17 thereon to embrace the adjacent portion of the wooden part 13. The part or portion 14 has a circumferential groove 18 therein to receive the ribs or flanges 8 and 9 and the curved portion 7, the groove forming a neck on which is a flange 19 adapted to engage the back or inner side of the ribs 8 and 9 to securely hold the arbor in place. The front endof the arbor is suitably provided with a flange to retain the roll of paper on the arbor.

screw hole 21 to receive a screw 22 which is inserted into the wooden part 13, the inner side of the cap-plate having a projecting rib 23 that embraces the adjacent portion of the W -d P rt T cap-P ate extend t To this end a 7 cap-plate 20 is provided which has a central ward beyond the surface of the wooden part 13 to constitute a flange 24C to retain the paper roll in place. The retaining flange being permanently connected to the main part 13 of the arbor, there are no small parts required to be handled with a risk of losing them. The paper roll 25 as will be understood has a hollow core 26 which receives the arbor and may be rotated thereon.

I11 practical use the core 26 of the paper roll has a suflicient frictional contact with its supporting arbor to prevent the roll of paper from turning too freely when portions of the paper are being removed from the roll. \Vhen the core 26 is on the arbor its inner end is guided by the projection 12 and prevented from working over against the exterior of the U-shaped portion of the base. When the supply of paper is exhausted the arbor is simply lifted upward until the flange 19 is separated from the guide bars 8 and 9, after which the core 26 is removed to permit the arbor to be inserted into the core of a full roll of paper. The arbor is readily replaced to its normal position by simply placing the flange 19 behind the guide bars 8 and 9 until the neck 18 rests upon the curved portion 7 of the guide rib or flange.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is- V 1. Aroll-paper holder comprising a base having a central screw-hole and also two guide bars on opposite sides respectively of the screw-hole, the base having also a stop and a guide below the guide bars, an anchorpiece removably seated upon the stop and having a flange engaging the guide bars, a lnain part secured at one end to the anchorpiece, and a cap-plate secured to the opposite end of the main part.

2. A roll-paper holder comprising a base having two vertical guide bars and a stop device at the bottom of the bars, and a cylindrical arbor comprising a main part, an J anchor-piece secured to one end of the main part and having a flange to engage the guide bars, the anchor-piece being adapted to be supported upon the stop device, and a capplate secured to the opposite end of the main part and extending outward beyond the surface of the main part.

3. A roll-paper holder comprising a base having a projecting front portion provided with two guide bars that extend each to- JOSEPH E. MERCER. Witnesses:

E. T. SILVIUs, J. H. GARDNER.

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Washington, D. 0. 

